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How To Deal with Debt Collectors When You Can’t Pay

Better Credit Blog

If you are like most people, you have dealt with or are currently dealing with debt collectors. I’ve been preaching about the dangers of debt collectors for years and get countless emails from readers who end up in trouble by answering the phone when a debt collector calls. Talk to Credit Saint.

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What Can a Debt Collector Do in California?

Direct Recovery

Dealing with debt collectors is a frustrating experience for anyone to deal with, regardless of the underlying reasons for the situation. Fortunately, the local laws in California offer a wide range of protections that limit what those agents can do when they contact consumers. Send Letters (But Not Too Many).

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How to Get Debt Collectors to Stop Calling after Bankruptcy

Sawin & Shea

Who knows how to get debt collectors to stop calling after bankruptcy? How long after filing for bankruptcy do collectors keep calling? How to stop debt collector calls after filing for bankruptcy: Answer the calls. What if my debt cannot be discharged? Why would such a thing even happen? It is illegal.

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Can Debt Collectors Make Contact Through Social Media?

Direct Recovery

Getting hassled about an outstanding collection account over social media is the last thing any consumer wants to deal with. Still, many collection agents argue that it is the most productive means of communication in 2022. Reviewing the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

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Commercial Debt Collection for Businesses – 2023 Guide

Direct Recovery

Taking on debt is one of the most common ways to fuel a rapidly growing small business. But that debt can quickly become an anchor weighing down the entire company if growth sputters, and the resulting collections can be even more problematic than the debt in the first place. What is Commercial Debt Collection?

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Can Debt Collectors Contact Consumers by Email or Text Message in 2021?

Direct Recovery

In what is supposed to be an increase in protections offered to consumers, an updated version of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) was passed in the fall of 2020 that brings that iconic piece of legislation up to date with modern forms of communication. Defining Types of Communication. The Type of Creditor Still Matters.

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Understand and Develop Conversational Intelligence in Debt Collection

PDC Flow

This is a quote from Leslie Bender , Senior Attorney of Health Privacy and Consumer Financial Privacy during her presentation at Collector Live , a yearly event hosted by Mike Gibb of AccountsRecovery.net. He spoke on maintaining a positive professional image–something that can be especially difficult in the collection industry.